Her Spinster Aunts By M. "It la either plant the pens twelve n ! a doep (he first of April, or not at nil." snapped Charlotte Croydon, villi the ulr of one whoso decision Is not to ho questioned. Her Sister Julia was fully prepared fur the fray and answered Instantly: "It In either plant them eight Inches deep tho last of April, or I shall leave this house forever." The two spinsters paused at this point to glare fiercely at each other, whll.: their niece, Adelaide, wildly rucked her brain for the oil of some calming thought to cnBt upon the troubled waters. Speedily un appar ently very simple solution of the dllllculty camo to her. "Why not plnnt half of. them on the first of the month as you wlrh, Aunt Charlotte, and then tho other half at Its end to suit Aunt Julia. In that manner you would find whoso v. ay was really best," sho suggested. "Never!" said Aunt Charlotte post lively. "It Is JuBt a sinful waste of Nature's supply to use It as Julia proposes. I think It Is time the ques tion was finally settled; for fifteen (vats we have lived In this house, mill never In all theso years have wo had a single sweet pea of our own - simply becauso of Julia's wicked obstinacy." "Plant everything to suit yourself, and I will do the same, but not with in many miles of you," answered her sister. "It certainly Is tlmo that this question was settled, Chariot to, and will do my share toward settling It by leaving you the place to do with it you' choose." Aunt Julia turned end left tho room, closing the door not too softly In her wake. "Ah, Aunt Charlotte, don't let stirh a little thing as a few wretched sweet peas separate you and Aunt Julia," cried Adelaide In dismay. Julia Is old enough to dorltlo for herself; If sho prefers to go oft on n Paused at Point to Glare Fiercely at Each Other. tangent Instead of using a small Quantity of common sense I cannot help it." Then, she, also, departed, but through the opposite door from her Bister. At first Adelaide hardly knew w lii thfT to laugh or cry. "I simply must manage In some ay to keep tho dear, notional aunties together. They would be utterly miserable separated," she mused. At lust a satisfactory solution Beamed to occur to her. 'That Is Just the thing." she ex claimed aloud. "If Macgregor lays down tho law for them surely they' will abide by his decision. I will go ml find him at once!" Had she known that this threat of llnul separation was Just as regu lar a part of tho yearly Bquabble as tho manner In which tho sweet peas Tero to bo planted. Adelaide would not have decided on her present plan of action. Macgregor was head gardener for Ino tire.it Macvano estate, which was "''b-'l.rated for Its fine green houses. nd nlso for Its splendid showing of lowers throughout the summer Bea ton. She made her way to the potting f'iu of tho main green house, where Macgregor was generally to be found tissing over somo of his plant babies; " the fuco of tho man clad fn work clothes who turned from bis work '' her entrance, was strange to Adelaide. It was a bright, boyish '"' lighted by a pair of deep gray "': ids fair wavy hair was cut. so wxe that tho wave had little chance ' show. 1 . IlrL'rf.irr.'o wrinkled visage and Not Regarded They had been (.peaking of nauie akes, and one of the group had men lulled with pride that not only were ',J"r nephews nnd two grBn,sons his "amesakes, but thnt a busings block ""ly built In his native town had fl'n I's name from him. 'And 1 iu(() it he 8uldi heartily; co"8lder It an honor. You know W I feel " ll mtlluit t,,n.,l n n j, ids friends. "I hadn't been In your 'tie town more than an hour be "fn I saw your name at the turn of a , Howard's Coiner UJ'U It's gratifvlne " You must "May be to you." raid the other J. ' ' '"'W: "but as It happens, the ; i-oii that's called Howard's Corn. IsiJ T""5 Wh,'n 1 was obout twenty, h 77 "re than I ever have since, k Kl'l that I was courting out i,lY'eW U'" bu,fEy wllh 8 "very sta-!ni.,- j 1,11,1 trl,'d ,0 "how off how .R1 turn J could make. ''or out just iAi a party of Vr . l'Pardm ca,ne .long. The , w Has smashed up some, and the AS M m if I Pi Mm 1 tJ jii & DIBBELL bnow white mop of hair wore qulti different. "I am looking for Macgregor," Ade laide said, as the strange young man advanced toward her. "I am Borry," he answered, "but Macgregor received news yesterday of the blooming out of a very rare orchid at Wilton, and be hurried over there, leaving me In charge. You know orchids are bis hobby. I do not expect him back until late tomor row. IluL cannot I serve In Mac gregor's place?" he asked as bo saw tho disappointment In her eyes. "I am nfrald you have not been long ( nough at the business for your word to carry such weight as Mac gregor's." answered Adelaide; "but I will toll you why I want to see him so much.' Perhaps you can make some suggestion." Sho explained tho trouble over the planting of tbo sweet peas, and told "f Aunt Julia's threat. "How would a booklet on the sub ject do, until Macgregor returns?" queried the Interested young florist. "I know he wrote one especially on sweet pea culture several years ago. and has received many letters from persons who have tried his method and ben delighted with, the result. As It bears his name, iicrhaps It might carry weight." "That Is a first rato Idea." as sented Adelaide, gratefully. "I hope It may settle tho whole question, for the next best thing to Mncgregor him self would be something over his name." Tho obliging young gardener at once went for ono of the booklets, and quickly returned with a copy. "And you might tell them that Mac- gregor's sweet peas have taken first prlo at the state fair for five strnlght years," ho remarked, as he gave It to Adelaide. Adelaide hastened homeward with tbo light of victory In her ryes. Upon entering the big dining-room where ahe had left Aunt Charlotte she was surprised to see that Aunt Julia was also seated In the bay win dow, working Industriously at her tatting. With all tho Impetuosity of youth sho waved aloft tho small but Important booklet, and cried: "Here Is an authority neither of you can deny, for you have known Macgregor for centuries, and this Is what he says about sweet peas." Her sunt gazed at ber In nstonlsh ment, but It did not take their ener getic nleco long to explain tho pur pose of ber walk and the Informa tion she had acquired. Hastily throwing off her wraps she sented herself between the two aunties and started to read them Macgregor's booklet. After fevers! pages of general directions as to soil, situation, etc., the rulo for planting was reached. To this both aunts listened with Intense Interest, while Adelaide slowly read: "Plant In trench IS Inches deep early In March, as soon as ground Is workable." That was all as to planting, and Adelaide looked up saying triumphant ly: "So neither of you was right, you see; and I hope that next month you will have a good long trench of sweet pens planted according to Mac gregor's directions." Sho Jumped up and gave each auntie a good hard hug. "Now will you be good, and live together In peace and harmony?" Iloth Aunt Charlotto and Aunt Julia hastened to assure her that such was their Intention, and that they should certainly try Macgregor's rule for sweet pea planting. The following evening on answer ing a ring nt the door herself. Ade lnldo beheld to her surprise Macgre gor standing before ber, while behind him she saw the face of the obliging young florist, who had presented her with the booklet. Macgregor spolio at once. "We have come to seo If any mnro help Is needed to settle the disagree ment between your two aunts. Young I .oft In Mncvane could not rest until be knew that the advice he gave w-as sufficient to smooth things over?" "Come In and see for yourselves." laughed Adelaide. "Your booklet act ed like a charm. Macgregor. har mony now reigns supreme. " This first cnll wltn Macgregor was the.tlrst of many young Loft In made, and the two maiden aunts awoke be fore long to tho realization that a very sweet little romance was being enncted before their eyes. "And Just to think. I might have gone away again, aB I intended, and never seen you, If your own dear, tender heart had not led you to me JuSt because you could not bear to soo your blessed aunts unhappily." Young I.oftin was saying one sum mer day soon after their hetbrothnl to Adelaide. "You are an anirol nf 'goodness. as an Honor girt rodo off with the boarders, mad as a hornet. There was a young man among them whom sho afterward mar ried. "I don't begrudge her to him, for I got a finer girl later on; but when the name the boarders gave that place In the road stuck, and by and by was put up on the sign-board, while I was out west, I can t say that ; ever struck me as any special cause for pride." Youth's Companion. An Opinion In Kind. "What do you think of the follow who said he liked the soft pillow of a woman's mind?" "That was Just to bolster up hl own superiority." Helps Some. very fortunate in one re- "Heno Is spect." "And what la that?" "Very few divorcees stay there alt r they gut divorced." KEEP BOYS ON FARM English School Plans to Arouse Interest in Farming. Twenty Youngster Selected to Work on Half-Acre Plot Are Happiest and Proudest of Whole Institution. Ripley, Knglund. With a view to keeping them on the laud and pre senting their entering the overcrowd ed clerking and allied professions In towns, the school children of Hlpley ire being taught to work on the laud is part of the school course. The happiest and proudest boys In Ripley at present are the 20 who have jeen chosen out from the rest of their fellows to work on tho half acre of and which the Dowager Lady Lovc jice has Jet to tho local village school iiithoritles. Twice a week these sturdy, bright laced youngsters all of them between :he ages of eleven and fourteen take :helr spades and forks and measuring instruments and go out and work on ihelr plots under the superintendence af their head master, William Wax lund. These embryo farmers and garden prs have already fenced In their ground, dug most of It up and por :loned part of It off Into square rod illotments, hnve sowed the seeds and planted the roots which will hence lorth be their special pride and care. "This work has been made a rcgu ,nr and aertoua part of the school cur riculum." Mr. Itlaxland said, "and Its jbject la to give the boys an Intelli gent and, we hope, useful Interest In what should be their true sphere In life. "We want to keep them on the land, :o prevent them further overcrowding :hose already hopelessly overcrowded jccupatlons of clerking and serving in shops. "To a boy taught young enough and properly trained there Is more money ind a better life In farming and gar-lenliu- than In (he town work into shlch he would probably drift. "I think we shall succeed In our ilm, too. At any rate, all the boys are tremendously keen on their digging, ind when they begin to Fee some thing coming out of that digging they ihould be keener still. "Hut It Is not so much the 'how' of farming that I hope to teacli them, but rather the 'why.' "Most of the fathers hero can teach their sons the 'doiakey work,' but what few of them can teach Is the why and wherefore of things. "The reasons of seasons, t.h-a science if manuring, tho rotation of crops these and similar matters are what few parents can touch on to their Doya. Indeed, most of my pupils al ready know more about the theory of farming than their fathers do. "At llrst we shall devote most of our mention to vegetable growing road Deans, runners, peas, onions and so an. "Then there will be flowers and fruit boarders to attend to and, later WILL TRANSFER ELK In Danger of Starvation in Jack' son's Hole. Government Will Furnish Cavalry for Removal of Animals to Better Ground Scene Will Be Spec tacular. Salem. Ore At least 30,000 elk aiusl be moved from Jackson's llolo T they will die of starvation. For the last lew years the state of Wyoming Das been appropriating large sums for nay to keep these animals from starv ing, and each winter finds conditions worse. It is estimated that at least tO.OOO elk winter in the Jackson's Hole country, a large area south of the Yellowstone National park. The elk scatter during the summer months, many of them grazing in tho park, but as winter approaches they converge Inward their old winter quarters. These quarters were ample before the aomesteader came to fence the lands. The elk would feed on the rich grass of the valleys In tho fall, work up on the sheltered hillsides In tho 'winter, and. when necessity urged, descend to the creeks and browse among the young willows and other foliage until the spring grass canto. Tho home iteadur's fence has made this impos liblo now, and each year lessens the amount of open range. The rcBiilt Is that despite the large amount of feed furnished them by the state, each win ter sees an enormous death loss of this fast-disappearing game animal. Driven to desperation by hunger, the elk will break down the strongest barbed-wire fence surrounding a hay stack, and during a portion of the win ter the settlers must guard their hay night and day. Tho elk have been OLD VIOLIN TEMPTS KUBELIK Celebrated "Emperor" Stradlvarlus Offered to Famous Player for $50,000 May Buy. London. Jan Kubelik, the violinist, expects to revisit America In the au tumn of 1911. In conversation with a correspondent, Kubelik said that ho had several offers from America, In cluding one from Daniel Frohman for 120 concerts. "There Is nowhere In the world where I enjoy life so much a In America," said the famous violinist, "and I shall be glad to accept Mr, Frohnian's offer, although I cannot manage 120 coucerti. Sixty la my limit. A concert artist should not ap pear too often, especially an Instru mentalist; besides, It would leave me no time to study. "I like America ver,y much. Tho audiences are bo appreciative, and, while they have not tbe old musical 'raditions of Kurope behind them, there Is tbe Instinct, and where there ANOTHER CHAPTER IN : " N JWJ 1 to4w--..r f wJ k ASl'IT Ins been liegun in t ho supreme court of New York city to annul tb arrlage of Hoy 10. Pierce and bis wife, who, before she became Mrs. 1'ierce, was Mrs. Itetsey Chapman. The striking beauty and the romantic career of the fair defendant bid fair to make the case a cause celebre. Pierce is the son of Henry Clay Pierce, ono of the "oil kings." Mrs. Pierce was a Miss Kaulkner of Huston. She married T. Irvln Chapman, a member of a prominent Massachusetts family, subsequently divorced him, and went on -the stage. loiter, she went abroad und caused a sensntiou In Kurope by her beauty and power of fascination. Karon James Ormonde de Uolhsehlld, heir of the head of the Kothaiiilld house, was one of ber most devoted admirers. It was believed that he was to marry her. In October, 1910, however, she came back to America and a month later mar ried pierce. When Pierce told his father of the marriage there was trouble. From tbo day of his confession be never saw his wifo again. She Is now a patient in a sanitarium at Central Valley, N. Y. The Biilt for annul ment has been brought on the ground that Pierce waa mentally Incompe tent when he contracted the marriage. on, several of the boys will have hives of bees under their care. "TliH twenty boys who have been picked out on account of their 'bent' for the work are the envy of their schoolfellows." Those of the twenty young agricul turists who Intend to remain on the land were asked to hold up their bands. Twelve unhesitatingly and enthusi astically slgnllied their Intention of doing bo, wiiile several of the remain ing eight were emphatic in their in tentions to "have gardens" when they grew up. known to mount upon the fallen Indies of their companions and thus climb to the top of a thatched roof shed, where they would voraciously devour the rot ten hay or Btraw used as a roof cover ing. To attempt to drive them anywhere, and in a band numbering thousands, srems an impossible (ask, yet tho gov ernment appropriation is Buillcient evi dence that this feat will be underta 'ken. Senator Warren Iuih also Be 'cured a promise from the war depart ment for sufficient cavalry men to herd tho elk. A tentative plan sug gested is to have tho vast herd sur rounded by a cordon of troopers on all Bides, save the one In the direction It is desired to drive the elk, with two additional lines of cavalrymen strung out altmg the course. A dosing in o th's circle must start the elk on the course and the unique race would lie on. At a given signal tho outriders along tbo course would also move for ward, keeping well In advance of the fleeing herd. Detachments to serve as relays for those riders would have to bo stationed at Intervals along the proposed route, and the surging, strug gling mass kept moving until the goal was reached. Picture 30,000 wild elk In full flight, pursued by mounted cavnlrymen firing their revolvers Into the air to further terrify the fleeing anlmnls, a score or more of the riderless mounts for many a bold horseman will bo thrown in that wild flight, with broken bones. if not loss of life! A telegram from Washington says: Senator Warren's amendment to the agricultural bill appropriating $20, 000 for feeding and removing elk from Jackson's Hole to better feeding grounds In Wyoming," passed during Is instinct one does not want educa tion." Kubelik 1: trying 'o make up his mind whether he will buy the cele brated "lCmjieror" Stradlvarlus violin, belonging to the late Mr. Haddock of Leeds, and which has been offered to him for $50,000. He Is torn between two emotions; one the Intense desire to become the owner of this perfect specimen of the great violin maker's work; tho other, the tremendous price asked for It. "I have not made up my mind yet," said Kubelik, "and want "tiother week or two to think It over. I nlrendy have a splendid Strad. Hitherto $15. 000 la the blggert price ever paid for a violin, and I consider $50,000 a very fancy price. Mr. Haddock wanted me to have It In preference to accepting nnother offer, made by a man who wonts to present It to the British museum, but It Is an awful price to pay. 'I lave seeti the vloliu, and played A ROMANTIC CAREER t riAw5L the last hours of congress, wns the prelude to what munt undoubtedly prove the most Interesting and ex citing spectacle of the kind ever wit nessed In any country. The Warren amendment means that some time next summer government troops will attempt to herd 30,000 or more wild elk from the crowded ranges of Jackson's Hole to better feeding grounds on the Klg Horn range. When tho range cattle business was In it's palmiest days In that section of the west It was not an uncommon sight to witness Immense herds of half-wild cattle, numbering 5,000 and even 10,000 head, being driven a hun dred miles to the railroad. Hut even the wildest conception of the most enthusiastic cattlemen of the Golden West fails to grasp the Immensity of tho problem of herding more than 30, 000 of these wild, fleet elk a dlstanc of almost 100 miles over a rough for est country. The elk can outrun a horBe, haa greater endurance, Is surer footed and will travel over precipitous trails over which tho most venturesome horse man would hesitate to follow. In stinctively perferted In tho art oj dodging the hunter, he is only caught during the hunting season by stalking Fall May 8ilence Woman. Atlantic City, N. J. Through In juries sustained In stumbling In a boardwalk playhouse, Mrs. W. B Smith, proprietress of the Hotel Val llngford, may lose the power of speech Mrs. Smith was attending a perform ance with several friends, and while making her way down the olsle In the balcony she tripped and fell, narrowly escaping death. Her chin struck the brass rail surrounding the balcony with such force as to affect her thrrmt so that speech Is almost Impossible. Teach Cooking on Cars. Kansas City, Mo. Thousands of Kansas Cltyans will be carrying cook Ing recipes with them us they gc about the city. The way to boll, fry and babe properly will be told upon th backs of all transfers Issued by the street railway company here. The rs'ijies ''HI be furnished by the girls of the luminal training high school, who are studying domestic science. To Have Biggest Heating Plant. New Yoi k Hellevue hospital her is to have the distinction of possessing tbo biggest heating and ventilating plant In the world. The equipment U to cost practically $500,000. on It. It Is one cf the very few specimen of Stradlvarlus' work which are In perfect condition." Kubelik Is Just starting on a tout of 40 concerts In the t'nlted Kingdom, after which he will go to Cermanr! with tho Riviera to follow In the spring, and America next autumn. . Finds $2,495 In Old Lounge. Knston. Coins and crumpled hllla to the amount of $2,495 greoted tht eyes of Peter J. Pitts, a teamster, tht other day when his horse backed wngon over a discarded lounge, brokt It and disclosed the money, His sLouti brought a crowd of workmen, to wborr he gave a share of the treasure, and a holiday was at once declpred. B'ondes Drive Man Insane. Worcester, Mass Kccruso he want ed a brunette f'- a wife and a Chlcagt matrimonial bureau kept sending hlu blondes, continually dtsapolutlng hint is believed to lie responsible for till i ental troubles of Joseph Pryon o' ''oyriton, who has been committed tt the Worcester State Hospital for tht Insane. The Privilege cf Prayer By REV. CEORCE R. LOCKWO0D TUXT-Ho careful for nothing; hut In evuryiMng liy prayer and .supplication with thankuKlvlnir let your reiuiMtn he maila known unto (Jod. And tlio pour of Oort, which pnHM'th all uml.THt.tn'lliiKt. hall keep your heart anil minds through Jeans chrVt. - I'hlllpplans 4. 6-7. I.et nie ii you, In the very begin olr?f o' tl Is sermon, four very personal quesMi nt Do you realize what a privilege prayer Is? Has prayer been of real blesBlng to you? Can you put your finger on any particular prayer and say: "I know that prayer was answered; It was a particular blessing to me?" Is your Ood not your moth er's God, or your father's Ood, or some body else's Ood, but Is your Ood a prayer-answering Ood? Now, if anybody bad any knowledge of Ood except yourself and you were to bear witness to the fact that Ood Is hearing and atiBwering prayers, would you be able to bring Illustra tions out of your own individual ex perience? That Is an Intensely per soiml and practical question. And the fourth one: Do you feel free to go to God at any time; are you so much at homo with CI that you cannot hold yourself lit' nt times from go ing and hnvlug u talk with Him? In prayer a privelego that you enjoy? Now, let us clear tho field for nc fion by bringing the testimony of Clirtut bofore us. In the chapter that I have Just read you will notice cer tain ones coming to Jesus fin a very Interesting occasion. They saw Him praying, and when He got through praying they Immediately came to Him and Bald: "Teach us to pray, Lord." It seems to me that that picture cornea right before our minds. Wo can see Jesus kneeling there. In prayer, and there Is a radiance about ills countenanco; there la a sincerity about 1Kb voice; there Is an intimacy In the whole atmosphere that sur rounds Jesus, and the disciples who are looking at Him feel, "Why. 1 have never had an experience of that sort In my life; that man is enjoying some thing I wish I could." And bo they como to Him manfully and bravely and say: "Ixird, teach us to pray." And Jesus teaches the great Lord's prayer. And you will notice that as He goes on down in His beauti ful conversation with them He says: "Knock, and It shall be o.x'iied unto you; ask, and ye shall receive." I 'ray or Is a privilege wu may all enjoy. Anybody, anywhere, any time, anything. Anybody "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the lird shall be saved." Any time "men ought al ways to pray." Anywhere you re moniber that woman cf Samnrla, there at tho well. She had an Idea that It was necessary to go on a long pilgrim age to Jerusalem, to a certain par ticular tomple, fu order to come In communion with Ood. Jesus said: Woman, not Jerusalem; Ood Is a pplrlt, and they that would worship God must worship Him in spirit and In truth.' Anything in everything let your requests be made known unto (Jod." I will tell you three rensous that are the real enemies of prayer. It is Interesting sometimes to look Into yoar life and aak yourself the question- "Who are my enemies, after all?" They are not on tho ouUddo; tho re enemies of prayer are on the Inside And what are theso things In your life that make It difficult for you to roalizo how near Ood Is. and how willing Ood Is to nnBwer your prayer? The Crst answer that very naturally comes Is "Sin." It Is tho business of sin to closo our eyes to the presence of God; to separate the soul from Its Creator. Who are tho people who say: "I don't believe there Is a Ood?" They are thoso who don't believe that thero Is any Ood, becauso their lives are In a condition of sin. Sin creates In our hoarts a distaste for prayer. Tho second enemy of prayer is "Rea son." Reason would tako the bread out of the hand of a starving child. Reason would go to the bedside of a sick and dying soul and would take Uie wi:;c physician and drlvo him awny from tho bed. Reason would even reach its arm out Into the sky and tear God out of the universe, If it only had the power to do It. Reason la one of tho biggest blessings and ono of the biggest curses that this world baa ever had; It all depends upon whether rcasen Is In Its rightful place or not. Then thero is another enemy, and that Is "Formality." Some of us nro taught to pray at this hour or thnt hour; some are taught to pray In the morning or at night when we retire. Hut the very minute that you dis cover that formality In prayer Is be coming simply a llttlo fetich that you are putting In tbe place of Ood, that moment stop right whero you are and Bay: "Owl fo'glvo mo; I have been ?iaklng a llttlo fetich out of prayer and that little fetich has blinded me to thy presence." Let me place upon your lips two prayers. The first one: "Oh, God! help me to realize Thy presence." And when you feel Ood coming right through the darkness and standing right In front of you, your p-nyors will become a real blessing to you. Also, place on your Hps this prayer: "Oh, Ood! help me to be very honest In my prayer." "And the peace that passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and your minds In Christ Jesus." Woodchuck Oett Big Odds. Ie, MIbs. A woodchuck which went Into Its hole near Qtilgley's cor nor, In the heart of the town, on Ai gust 26 last, and ha not appeared since, Is responsible for tbe posting ol much Berkshire money. Even monej Is offered that tho woodchuck will come out In due time, large sums havt been placed at 10 to 8 that It Is not Ir the hole, and there la a brisk buslnesi In 10 to 6 bets that tbe animal la dead Interest In tbe woodcbiurk'i welfare li -.preadlng ripldly. ISAIAH'S CALL . TO SERVICE Sunday School Lenoa for My 14, 1911 Specially Arranged for Thit Papar MVSOX Vren (', s. TKXT--Isaiah 4. Memory OOI.DKN THXT "I heard tt-o vole of tho I ... i . I. :i:iyim, Whom shall I send, and who will K f,,r i is ? Then Maid I. hera Un I . Here! me."- h.a. i 1 Tl M K - The year win n if Hie I'zaiah Sl'ii. whh h was (tteeeher) (. ('. or (II;.Milns.' H. 7l'.i. li.U'lv-Th Temple In Jerusalem. lil.NUS In Israel, Menuhini; In Aa njrla, Asshiir-daun III. This Is a hoine-tnlsslomiry lessen. We nro usked to read Isaiah 2 4. What bome-inlhslonary thoughts aro to be found there? Tims') glowing sentences are In many particulars faithful pic tures of our wealthy modern nation. There aro the unexampled movement of Immigration, the aping of evil cus toms from other lands, the vast wealth, the mummon-worship, the pi hie, the Social wrongs and oppressions, the tillsgoverniiii'tit, the devotion to fash ion and luxury, ami In It nil a nucleus fcf nobility that will hring about the utmost triumph of godliness. There 1.1 ES treat need that we should work for our K .I'.'iy as that l-ialah should work f"r h , and, though we are so) much Inff ili.r 'c tsalah, yet O vl call us In essentially ;i " same way to the samo great service The llteniry qir lilies iun.it ronsplo iious In Isaiah Is the we.il.a and bril liancy of bis Imagination. ."."' "'her Old Testament writer has the "afn power of picturesque and gn:pli!c Bcrlptlon. There Is no other Hehre author who furnishes the reader v.!:h so many quotable sentences. One cm Imagine the people of Jerusalem stop ping ono another on the street, to toll and hear tho latest from the prophet. Tills, of course, was precisely what b desired and Intended. Isaiah was a humorist and sntirbjl In the truest sense of the word. This is evident from his vivid, quaint description of tho strange manufactured Idols anil Images of worship, from bis curious and vivid picture of female lux iry and fashion In Ms day. The events of his time may bo summed up In two mouictiious occur rences. The first was the advance of tho Assyrians upon the stiiall stales of Syria and Palestine, paralyzing their national consciousness, and with thla also their national religions. Jmlatt was not destroyed like Samaria, but Its Independence was lost, and It waa the prophet's chief olitlcnl tank to enable bis country to adjust it elf to) tuo new conditions. As a politician Isaiah's maxim was "no politics." Ho strongly dlnsuaded Aha, from entan gling himself with Assyria, but when lila advice wan disregarded and Jiidah become, subject to Assyria he resist ed with equal Btrcnuousness all at tempts to throw off the Assyrian yoke. The second occurrence was the fall of Samaria, by which the mission of united Israel became the heritage of Judah alone. Muring all these troub lous times Isnlah was the lending; statesmen of his country. Isaiah was filled with fear of a vision because It was a vision of God, and the Hebrews believed that no on could see God and live. Isaiah loved Ood, and Instinctively he prepared to Join IiIh volco to tho seraphs' chant, but ere the harmony could ins9 his Hps he caught his breath and was dumb. A horrible sense of unclean liess seized Mm. One of tho bright seraphs, "glowing as with fire, and with wings like th lightning flash," took n hot stone with tongs from the altar and touched Isjv lab's Hps with It In token of purltlcs tlon. The hot stone is a stone kept In all nncient Oriental households as a means of applying bent to household purposes. Why docs Jehovah seek a nan to go on his errands, when he has tho winged seraphs? Reciiuse men can reach men better than ani;is can. Only onco did God chooso a cotupleiely sinless preacher. Always, lint that once, God litis chosen sinful men; and, not seldom, the most sinlul of men ho could get to sioak to llielr fellow men about sin and salvatlmi. Isaiah was quick to offer himself as the iiiescn ger, because he fell liiins-.', with his Bin removed, both fit n.nl able for service, nml wanted to show his ,jrnt Itude for what had been d,iin Ua bim. How does this marvelous chanter ap ply U our uMion n. nt in linu e mis sions? It contain.) a mess. .;;.' of doom and a message of hope iiui p-oin no. Which shall it be for our nation? The former, if Christian.) ate hcHless of the great work before them, to evan gelize the masses of our fellow coun trymen that do not kn uv Christ. Tho latter, If home missions are i n n tly promoted, in tbe spkit and power of our Lord. One of the chief pioli'ems of homo missions In the lurgs number ot for eign IminlKn'tiis. When tile I'll ltd States Is pro I'rrvis mn: p tb ,n a tril lion of the.-e eniae to our sli'in s every year, and about rhiee fomiln of t.'.cm remain. The huge in Jority of prrs-Tit. day Immigrants come iiom lu'v, Aug trollu, Hungary nml It-ssia, the Ku ropean lands i lint i;ro ,'arih..'st removed from ours In civillufam. In on. port h n; their nun. hers, tie loieigners in tVe I'nltod Stati s lurnlsh two and ope half times as many criminals as tl e I n tlves. Illiteracy ani-mi! fore gners Is three times as great as nuio::g tUs nntlve whites, and p..iiperl);u n'sj Is three times as pre n lent. Europe alone could send us H Oiht.Oll.) Imin'sra'tls every year indi liniiiy. whil lu own population rflil Increased. Homo missionaries, meet the Immi grant at Kills Ui. nd and give b!:n a Hlble and a wori of kit dly a lvl. e. The American Riblo society snds Its colporteurs Into the most neglected ro glons. The American Sunday tVhool union organlsos Su.iday schools wher ever a few can be brought to gether, and float tlie.m schools nmny chinches sptlng. Our churches give to borne nils .Ions more than $ 10. 000,000 every year, rnd the denom inational luitne tnisolon bonrds are push ing aggressively imo all the reedy ter ritory. There aie msny bright spots . U the home uilsdlon Hold.
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